Public Health Warning Blog

by davidfg Question by Supaman: Could an airborne virus, that cannot survive in water, travel from one continent to another over an ocean? @Bruce J: I know, but wouldn’t the virus at some point make contact with the water of the ocean on the long journey towards another continent and die More....

Question by 火星: Could government compensation help prevent an avian influenza pandemic? I know it’s an odd phrase, but let’s observe. A large majority of people are afraid that avian influenza (Bird Flu) will develop the gene that enables it to spread from human to human and More....

Question by Dr Funkenstein: What could this mean? “World govts race to cocaine swine flu outbreak” ??? Best answer: Answer by GypsyHuh? Is that the way it was written or did you write it wrong? Add your own answer in the comments! More....

by peruisay Question by Shawn C: Could swine flu become a zombie outbreak? Think about it. Tens of thousands are infected, the government in Mexico shut down schools and such, the rapid rate of transmission…it sounds like the swine flu could become the “zombie outbreak” you More....

Air pollution could increase risk of suicide Clear association found between suicide and spikes in pollution in seven cities in Korea Read more on New Scientist Mine air pollution breaches safety limits Air pollution caused by the mines surrounding a Hunter Valley village sometimes exceeds safe More....

Reducing chronic pain, dry mouth could improve quality of life in head and neck cancer patients: Study Head and neck cancer patients who reported poor sleep quality one year after diagnosis had more symptoms of chronic pain and complaints of dry mouth related to radiation treatments, according to More....